Beginner's guide to box building

[saywhat? 5,000+ posts]

ANYTHING dovetail is going to be 10x stronger than a flat joint. That and groove jointing own .

 

[acold7dusta 10+ year member]

good post man

whats the difference between the different titebond wood glues? i've been using titebond III but everyone one here has been using titebond II. any reason? i know III is a tad bit more money, and it seemed to do the trick just fine

i hope this will eliminate all the threads created every week on how to build a box

:sticky:

 

[acold7dusta 10+ year member]

ANYTHING dovetail is going to be 10x stronger than a flat joint. That and groove jointing own .

what is dovetailing?

 

[saywhat? 5,000+ posts]

a technique of "interlocking" pieces of wood. Usually found on furniture that costs more than life itself.

 

[PRIVATEpastry 10+ year member]

dont come in and bash his post, its an educational post, and believe it or not, there are people that find that information useful.
want me to recap your "little metal thing in the fuse holder cuase i didnt wanna put a fuse in then it smelt like burning plastic but i left it then it broke" thread? thats kinda "just plain stupid" and i bet i would have "known that in 1st grade"

Kilt that man. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/blackeye.gif.66a1670f5aaf7f406e783a63e3387dc5.gif

 

[pimpedout97x]

lol i was waiting on someone to comment on my post //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

 

[traksta15 10+ year member]

dont come in and bash his post, its an educational post, and believe it or not, there are people that find that information useful.
want me to recap your "little metal thing in the fuse holder cuase i didnt wanna put a fuse in then it smelt like burning plastic but i left it then it broke" thread? thats kinda "just plain stupid" and i bet i would have "known that in 1st grade"

ZING!!!!//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/up2something.gif.dd110ecf3ae4b76050d87598f2f8de7c.gif

 

[IonSQL 10+ year member]

Great thread PV! Very informative..... Definitely should be a sticky //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

As far as the glue goes, pretty well ANY wood glue is going to be better than the alternatives (i.e. Gorilla Glue). I've heard that good 'ole Elmers wood glue is pretty good, but I use Titebond II. Titebond II cures a little faster than III, but III's benefit is that it's supposed to be "more" waterproof... but if your box is requiring being waterproofed, you've got WAY bigger problems than trying to decide which glue to use //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[rocky 59 5,000+ posts]

a technique of "interlocking" pieces of wood. Usually found on furniture that costs more than life itself.

i have a dovetailing machine i bought for 69.99 this weekend lol. i was using it for cabinets and such.

my dad sells funiture and he made a comment about it so im thinking of giving it a shot

 

[baseballer1100 5,000+ posts]

Dovetailing would be sweet.

 

[rocky 59 5,000+ posts]

im gonna go head build a dove tailed box and see how it does.

 

[baseballer1100 5,000+ posts]

Do it!!!

 

[acold7dusta 10+ year member]

sounds like a real good idea, but dont forget to take in acount the 3/8" or w/e you'd be choppin off

 

[jeepintn 10+ year member]

a good tip for beginners that they will often times overlook, when u lay your cut lines out on the wood, dont forget to cut the outside edge of the line, if you cut directly on top of the line, you will be a little off, a blade is usually about an 1/8" and when u take that off all the sides of your cuts, it will make your enclosure smaller.

 

[rocky 59 5,000+ posts]

well the 3/8'' isnt "leaving" just getting a shave. plus the grove you would have to make in the opposite piece would make up for inchs lost